Travel & Holiday Guides

Secret Houses of the Cotswolds is a private tour of 20 of the most beguiling castles, estates, palaces and manor houses in this much-loved region including Asthall Manor, Broughton Castle, Stanway, Sudeley Castle and Hilles House.

Drawing from four books in White Lion’s bestselling Inspired Traveller’s Guides and with 10 newly commissioned entries, Cultural Places is an all-encompassing tour of the most culturally important places on the planet – be they literary, artistic, cinematic, gastronomic or musical.

South Asia is famous for its monuments, past and present. Mouments have created, destroyed and resued by competing communities and incoming empires in the making of history, identity and memory. This collection interrogages the legacies and afterlives of the vast diversity of monuments (and conceptions of monuments) in South Asia from the 1850s

This book is a wide-ranging exploration of the production of Victorian art autograph replicas, a painting's subsequent versions created by the same artist who painted the first version.

This thought-provoking book embarks into the captivating world of religious tourism and explores the intricate relationship between travel and spirituality, shedding light on whether tourists are seekers of profound meaning or simply pleasure-seekers. The chapters in this book were originally published in Tourism Recreation Research.

Reconstructing Exhibitions in Art Institutions spans exhibition histories as anti-apartheid activism within South African community arts; Civil Rights movements and Black communities in Baltimore; reframing feminisms in USA; revisiting Cold War Modernisms in Eastern Europe among other themes.

This book builds on the work of anthropologists, designers and ethnographers to develop an original methodology and framework for Indigenous engagement and designer/non-designer collaboration in the field of social design.

This volume is the first to evaluate current practices and conceptual frameworks that have developed around the collection, preservation, and display of time-based media art. A critical resource for conservation students and professionals engaging with time-based media art.

Two titans of the Weird collide in this collaboration with the social media and publishing phenomenon Weird Walk, including notes and real-life walk recommendations for each story to help readers to arrange their own journeys into the rambling weird. This collection features classics alongside lesser-known finds from the Library's collections.

Take a journey into London's unexplored and hidden corners with Jack Chesher – creator of @LivingLondonHistory and author of the Sunday Times-Bestselling London: A Guide For Curious Wanderers.

Pretty Little London: Eats takes you into the most instagrammable and delicious eateries the city has to offer, and soaks up the rich glamour and character of London’s bars, restaurants, historic pubs, food markets, specialist shops and street food lineups.

Lonely Planet's Basilicata is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Laze away a day on the beaches of the Ionian coast, hike the trails of Parco Nazionale del Pollino or take in the unique cityscape of Matera; all with your trusted travel companion. Inside Lonely Planet's Basilicata Travel Guide:  What's NEW in this edition?NEW top experiences feature - a visually inspiring collection of Basilicata's best experiences and where to have themWhat's NEW feature taps into cultural trends and helps you find fresh ideas and cool new areasNEW Accommodation feature gathers all the information you need to plan your accommodationHighlightsand itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interestsEating and drinking in Basilicata - we reveal the dishes and drinks you have to tryColour maps and images throughoutInsider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spotsHonest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks missCultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, politicsOver30 mapsCovers Matera, Valle del Basento, Ionian Coast, The Badlands (Laterra dei Calanchi), Potenza, The Potentino, The Vulture, Val d'Agri, Parco Nazionale del Pollino, Maratea and the Tyrrhenian Coast, and The Hinterland. The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Basilicata, our most comprehensive guide to the region, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled. Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencingAbout Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day.'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' New York Times'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' Fairfax Media (Australia)

This book provides a detailed overview of Central European urban heritage. It examines the key aspects of urban heritage - tangible/monumental, natural/landscape, world heritage/urban quarter and heritage experience/dark heritage.

A geological guide of Lanzarote landscape for all public.

This book is a uniquely personal photographic portrait of Lanzarote. It's a native islander's intimate vision that delves into the island's true beauty and offers a peek behind its exterior as an international tourist destination. The result is a fresh look at its contemporary landscape, the way traditional culture has evolved and the island's own identity. Visual travel guide to Lanzarote through the photographs of photographer Rubén Acosta.

Historians Manuel Poggio and Antonio Lorenzo take us on an engaging journey into the heart of La Palma through a carefully curated selection of the most outstanding historical photographs of the island. The images span the one hundred year period between 1850 and 1960 and reveal how La Palma has evolved over the years, not only in terms of its economic and landscape changes, but also its ideological values and even its fashions. The work, techniques and styles of all kinds of photographers are captured in more than 150 photographs, many of which have never been published before. They have been collated from local archives as well as collections in other Canary Islands, Spain, Europe and America. This book is a hugely valuable addition to La Palma's cultural heritage and it also asserts the artistic and cultural legacy of photography as a means of communication and expression in its own right. It contains more than 216 old images and reviews the beginning of Photography in Gran Canaria from the hands of one of the greatest experts.

After examining more than 50,000 photographs of Gran Canaria, kept in local, national and international archives and collections, historian Gabriel Betancor Quintana, embarked upon an exhaustive study of the photographers behind the lenses, their techniques and the socio-economic circumstances in which the images were taken. This book brings together a selection of more than 200 photographs of the island, many of which have never been published before. These images narrate 100 years of change in the island's landscapes, culture, economy and politics. Accompanying us on this journey is an-depth historical guide that helps us to fully understand the meaning and context of the photographs. Above all, this book opens a window into the past, inviting us to lean through and witness the evolving face of Gran Canaria between 1840 and 1940. Beginning of the history of photography on La Palma, which documents the history of the island between 1860 and 1960.